Intel today expanded its 9th generation Core "Coffee Lake Refresh" socket LGA1151 desktop processor lineup with six new SKUs. The first of these will begin rolling out in stores toward the end of January 2019. These include the Core i5-9400 6-core/6-thread processor clocked at 2.90 GHz with 4.10 GHz Turbo Boost, and 9 MB of shared L3 cache. The company is yet to list out model names of its other five models, although these are expected to include Core i3-9350KF, Core i5-9600KF, Core i7-9700KF, and Core i9-9900KF, besides a possible Core i3-9300. The "KF" SKUs are targeted at the DIY channel and the gaming pre-built ODM market, and are expected to lack integrated graphics.

Update: Intel also revealed its Core i5-9400F processor, which has the same specifications as the i5-9400, with the exception of no iGPU. Intel's own list price for this chip is USD $182.

lynx29lack of integrated graphics should mean slightly cheaper. so basically a 9900k 5ghz 8 core 16 thread for $450 if we are lucky. then ebay site wide promo code someday to bring that down to around 375.

Maybe cheaperMaybe better thermalsMaybe not even worth it for certain use cases where hardware acceleration is beneficial

Time will tell. I'd say something along the lines of "Oh, they wouldn't launch a product nobody will use..." but that certainly wouldn't be a first.

I mean, nobody in their right mind is gonna pay what Intel's asking for their chips when Ryzen offers you so much more for so much less cash - except of course the streamers and hArDc0re gamerzzz who really need that extra 1FPS. I'm not sure about 4.9GHz though.